The final against Indonesia was the most challenging as all opponents were ranked higher than Indian players and had a poor one-off record.
The final against Indonesia was the most challenging as all opponents were ranked higher than Indian players and had a poor one-off record.
on 15th May, India won its first Thomas CupThey beat 14-time champions Indonesia 3–0 in the final in Bangkok. It was a historic win as the last time the Indian badminton team was able to enter semifinal That was 43 years before the tournament. The final against Indonesia was the most challenging as all opponents were ranked higher than Indian players and had a poor one-off record. In addition, India’s top 10 players in singles and doubles categories were less than those from Indonesia.
jump through hoops
The table lists the difference in ranking between Indian players and their opponents in the knock-out rounds of the Thomas Cup, which India won. A negative number indicates that the opponent had a better ranking. The table also lists the victories recorded in one-on-one fights with the opponent in the past. A negative number indicates that the Indian player lost more matches than the opponent in such battles. For doubles players, a one-on-one fight was considered, regardless of who the player had paired up with in the past. For example, in the past, Chirag Shetty had 13 losses as a doubles player and one win against Indonesia’s Kevin Sanjay Sukamuljo as a doubles player. Overall, in those 14 matches, either Chirag or Sucamuljo’s partner was irrelevant to this count. Similarly, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy had 12 losses and one win against Sukamuljo in the past. In doubles, Shetty and Rankireddy finished ninth, defeating Sukamuljo and Ahsan by one and two places respectively in the final.
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break the mold
The table shows the levels reached by selected nations in the Thomas Cup from 1967 to 2022. Between 1967 and 2020, India never won the tournament and made it to the semi-finals only once before winning in 2022.
squad depth
The table lists the number of players in the top 50 world rankings as of May 3, 2022. India had one singles player in the top 10, while Indonesia and Denmark had two. India had only two doubles players in the top 10, while Indonesia had six players.
Ranking in all tables was as of May 3, 2022
Source: Badminton World Federation
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